Pennsylvania solo artist EĐĐIE drops a heart-raised, emotively charged new single, "Wish I Hated You." An achingly drippy track with reality and melody, EĐĐIE mainly leads the alt-pop act Nothing But A Nightmare. EĐĐIE takes another bold step into his solo spotlight, offering a deeper dive into his story and emotional universe.
"Wish I Hated You" is a bare, exposed confession woven with the hooks of a pop rock melody and set to the bubblegum shimmer of indie pop of yesteryear. With a voice that vacillates between vulnerable and bold, EĐĐIE uncovers the familiar internal battle we know too well, the fight to still care about someone who has hurt us. It's the silent war between heartache and healing, and EĐĐIE captures that with disarming sincerity.
The song's production is crisp yet dynamic and brimming with emotion. His bassist background is channeled through a pressing low end that pumps and thumps beneath the seraphic guitars and dusky percussion. The bridge tees off the latter for one of the project's biggest, most cathartic fugues. The chorus explodes with a potent immediacy that feels urgent without overpowering, leaving you with the perfect room to ruminate on and feel every lyric.
Where his efforts in Nothing But A Nightmare demonstrated his outgoing enthusiasm and frontman qualities, "Wish I Hated You" is a more personal and serious storyteller. This song is a vulnerable moment shared between all those who have ever wished they could forget about someone but found themselves still clung to by the idea of what once was.
An ideal track for lovers of contemporary, commercialized pop rock, "Wish I Hated You" carries the same dramatic sentiment as your typical John Mayer or Lauv release but with EĐĐIE's personal twist. This release is an emotional reminder that healing isn't always neat or simple and that sometimes the most challenging part about moving on isn't that you can't move on but can't hate the one who hurt you. With "Wish I Hated You," EĐĐIE offers a little safe space for feeling.
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